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Introduction
Overview
Ecclesiastes 2 . 1 , The vanity of human courses in the works of pleasure; Ecclesiastes 2 . 12 , Though the wise be better than the fool , yet both have one event; Ecclesiastes 2 . 18 , The vanity of human labour , in leaving it they know not to whom; Ecclesiastes 2 . 24 , Nothing better than joy in our labour; but that is God’s gift.
said . Ecclesiastes 2 . 15 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 16 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 17 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 17 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 18 , Psalm 10 . 6 , Psalm 14 . 1 , Psalm 27 . 8 , Psalm 30 . 6 , Psalm 30 . 7 , Luke 12 . 19
Go to . Genesis 11 . 3 , Genesis 11 . 4 , Genesis 11 . 7 , 2 Kings 5 . 5 , Isaiah 5 . 5 , James 4 . 13 , James 5 . 1
I will . Ecclesiastes 8 . 15 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 9 , Isaiah 50 . 5 , Isaiah 50 . 11 , Luke 16 . 19 , Luke 16 . 23 , James 5 . 5 , Titus 3 . 3 , Revelation 18 . 7 , Revelation 18 . 8
Reciprocal . Psalm 127 . 2 . vain Ecclesiastes 2 . 25 . who can Ecclesiastes 7 . 25 . I applied mine heart Ecclesiastes 10 . 19 . feast Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that
I said . Solomon is not speaking here of sober enjoyment of the things of the world , but of intemperate pleasure , whose two attendants , laughter and mirth , are introduced by a beautiful prosopopoeia , as two persons , whom he treats with the utmost contempt.
It is . Ecclesiastes 7 . 2-6 , Proverbs 14 . 13 , Isaiah 22 . 12 , Isaiah 22 . 13 , Amos 6 . 3-6 , 1 Peter 4 . 2-4
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 25 . 36 . merry Ecclesiastes 7 . 6 . as Ecclesiastes 10 . 19 . feast Matthew 13 . 45 . seeking Luke 6 . 25 . laugh James 4 . 9 . let
sought . Ecclesiastes 1 . 17 , 1 Samuel 25 . 36
give myself unto wine . Heb. draw my flesh with wine
yet . Proverbs 20 . 1 , Proverbs 31 . 4 , Proverbs 31 . 5 , Ephesians 5 . 18
and to lay . Ecclesiastes 7 . 18 , Proverbs 20 . 1 , Proverbs 23 . 29-35 , Matthew 6 . 24 , 2 Corinthians 6 . 15-17
till . Ecclesiastes 6 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 12 . 13
all . Heb. the number of , Genesis 47 . 9 , Job 14 . 14 , Psalm 90 . 9-12
Reciprocal . Psalm 4 . 6 . many Psalm 34 . 12 . that he Ecclesiastes 3 . 1 . under Ecclesiastes 6 . 11 . General 1 Peter 3 . 10 . see
made . Genesis 11 . 4 , 2 Samuel 18 . 18 , Daniel 4 . 30
I builded . Deuteronomy 8 . 12-14 , 1 Kings 7 . 1 , 1 Kings 7 . 2 , 1 Kings 7 . 8-12 , 1 Kings 9 . 1 , 1 Kings 15 . 19 , 1 Kings 10 . 19 , 1 Kings 10 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 8 . 1-6 , 2 Chronicles 8 . 11 , Psalm 49 . 11
I planted . 1 Chronicles 27 . 27 , 2 Chronicles 26 . 10 , Song of Solomon 1 . 14 , Song of Solomon 7 . 12 , Song of Solomon 8 . 11 , Song of Solomon 8 . 12 , Isaiah 5 . 1
Reciprocal . Genesis 4 . 17 . and he 2 Samuel 5 . 11 . they built 2 Chronicles 7 . 11 . all that came 2 Chronicles 8 . 6 . all that Solomon desired to build Proverbs 4 . 7 . with Ecclesiastes 2 . 18 . I hated Ecclesiastes 6 . 2 . so
me . Song of Solomon 4 . 12-16 , Song of Solomon 5 . 1 , Song of Solomon 6 . 2 , Jeremiah 39 . 4
I planted . Genesis 2 . 8 , Genesis 2 . 9 , Luke 17 . 27-29
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 7 . 1 . thirteen years 1 Kings 21 . 2 . a garden of herbs Song of Solomon 4 . 13 . are
pools . Nehemiah 2 . 14 , Song of Solomon 7 . 4
to water . Psalm 1 . 3 , Jeremiah 17 . 8
Reciprocal . Song of Solomon 4 . 15 . fountain
servants . 1 Kings 9 . 20-22 , Ezra 2 . 58 , Nehemiah 7 . 57
and had . Genesis 17 . 12 , Genesis 17 . 13
servants born in my house . Heb. sons of my house
also . Genesis 13 . 2 , 2 Kings 3 . 4 , 1 Chronicles 27 . 29-31 , 2 Chronicles 26 . 10 , 2 Chronicles 32 . 27-29 , Job 1 . 3 , Job 42 . 12
Reciprocal . Genesis 14 . 14 . born Genesis 15 . 3 . born Genesis 30 . 43 . General Exodus 21 . 4 . shall be her Jeremiah 2 . 14 . he a homeborn
silver . 1 Kings 9 . 14 , 1 Kings 9 . 28 , 1 Kings 10 . 10 , 1 Kings 14 . 21 , 1 Kings 14 . 22 , 1 Kings 14 . 27 , 2 Chronicles 9 . 11 , 2 Chronicles 9 . 15-21
men singers . 2 Samuel 19 . 35 , Ezra 2 . 65
musical instruments . etc. Heb. musical instrument and instruments , 1 Chronicles 25 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 25 . 6 , Job 21 . 11 , Job 21 . 12 , Psalm 150 . 3-5 , Daniel 3 . 5 , Daniel 3 . 7 , Daniel 3 . 15 , Amos 6 . 5 , The difficult words shiddah weshiddoth are variously rendered. The LXX have ןיםןקןןם ךבי ןיםןקןבע , "male and female cup-bearers ," with which the Syriac and Arabic and Parkhurst agree; Aquila , ךץכיךןם ךבי ךץכיךיב , "a cup and smaller cups;" Jerome , scyphos et urceolos , Vulgate urceos) , "goblets and pots;" Targum , "warm and cold baths;" others , as M. Desvoeux , "male and female captives;" others , "cooks and confectioners;" others , "a species of musical compositions ," derived from Sido , a celebrated Phoenician woman , to whom Sanchoniatho attributes the invention of music; but others , with more probability , "wives and concubines;" and siddoth may be in this sense synonymous with the Arabic seedat , domina , conjux from sada , in Conj. V. conjugium inivit. Of the former , Solomon had three hundred , and of the latter , seven hundred; and if they are not mentioned here they are not mentioned at all , which is wholly unaccountable.
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 8 . 18 . took thence Psalm 39 . 6 . he heapeth Daniel 6 . 18 . and passed
Ecclesiastes 1 . 16 , 1 Kings 3 . 12 , 1 Kings 10 . 7 , 1 Kings 10 . 23 , 1 Chronicles 29 . 25 , 2 Chronicles 1 . 1 , 2 Chronicles 9 . 22 , 2 Chronicles 9 . 23
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 1 . 12 . such as none
whatsoever . Ecclesiastes 3 . 22 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 9 , Genesis 3 . 6 , Genesis 6 . 2 , Judges 14 . 2 , Job 31 . 1 , Psalm 119 . 37 , Proverbs 23 . 5 , 1 John 2 . 16
my heart rejoiced . Ecclesiastes 2 . 22 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 18 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 9 , Psalm 128 . 2
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 9 . 1 . all Solomon's 1 Kings 9 . 19 . that which Solomon desired 2 Chronicles 7 . 11 . all that came Proverbs 14 . 13 . General Proverbs 15 . 16 . great Proverbs 27 . 20 . so Ecclesiastes 1 . 17 . I perceived
I looked . Ecclesiastes 1 . 14 , Genesis 1 . 31 , Exodus 39 . 43 , 1 John 2 . 16 , 1 John 2 . 17
behold . Ecclesiastes 2 . 17-23 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 3 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 14 , Habakkuk 2 . 13 , 1 Timothy 6 . 6
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 17 . cursed 2 Chronicles 7 . 11 . all that came Psalm 39 . 5 . verily Psalm 119 . 96 . I have seen Proverbs 14 . 13 . General Proverbs 15 . 16 . great Proverbs 27 . 20 . so Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 1 . 8 . full Ecclesiastes 1 . 17 . I perceived Ecclesiastes 3 . 9 . General Ecclesiastes 3 . 22 . nothing Ecclesiastes 4 . 16 . this Ecclesiastes 5 . 10 . this Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 . this Jeremiah 2 . 13 . broken cisterns
I turned . Ecclesiastes 1 . 17 , Ecclesiastes 7 . 25 , even that which hath already been done , or , in those things which have been already done , Ecclesiastes 2 . 25
Reciprocal . Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 . returned
I saw . Ecclesiastes 7 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 7 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 16 , Proverbs 4 . 5-7 , Proverbs 16 . 16 , Malachi 3 . 18 , Malachi 4 . 1 , Malachi 4 . 2
that wisdom excelleth folly . Heb. that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly , etc
light . Ecclesiastes 11 . 7 , Psalm 119 . 105 , Psalm 119 . 130 , Proverbs 4 . 18 , Proverbs 4 . 19 , Matthew 6 . 23 , Luke 11 . 34 , Luke 11 . 35 , Ephesians 5 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 1 . 4 . that Ecclesiastes 8 . 1 . as the Jeremiah 9 . 23 . wise Daniel 6 . 3 . an
wise . Ecclesiastes 8 . 1 , Ecclesiastes 10 . 2 , Ecclesiastes 10 . 3 , Proverbs 14 . 8 , Proverbs 17 . 24 , 1 John 2 . 11
one . Ecclesiastes 9 . 1-3 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 16 , Psalm 19 . 10 , Psalm 49 . 10
Reciprocal . Exodus 10 . 21 . darkness Psalm 82 . 5 . walk Ecclesiastes 6 . 8 . what hath the wise Ecclesiastes 8 . 5 . a wise Ecclesiastes 8 . 14 . there be just Ecclesiastes 9 . 2 . alike John 11 . 10 . General
even to me . Heb. to me
even to me . and why , Ecclesiastes 1 . 16 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 18 , 1 Kings 3 . 12
Then I . Ecclesiastes 2 . 1 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 14
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 3 . 33 . as a fool dieth Ecclesiastes 7 . 25 . the reason Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 . but Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that 1 Corinthians 15 . 55 . is thy victory
there is . Ecclesiastes 1 . 11 , Exodus 1 . 6 , Exodus 1 . 8 , Psalm 88 . 12 , Psalm 103 . 16 , Malachi 3 . 16
how . Ecclesiastes 6 . 8 , 2 Samuel 3 . 33 , Psalm 49 . 10 , Hebrews 9 . 27
Reciprocal . Psalm 73 . 4 . no Ecclesiastes 3 . 19 . that which Ecclesiastes 8 . 10 . they were Ecclesiastes 9 . 5 . for the Isaiah 14 . 10 . Art thou also 1 Corinthians 15 . 55 . is thy victory
I hated . Numbers 11 . 15 , 1 Kings 19 . 4 , Job 3 . 20-22 , Job 7 . 15 , Job 7 . 16 , Job 14 . 13 , Jeremiah 20 . 14-18 , Jonah 4 . 3 , Jonah 4 . 8 , Philippians 1 . 23-25
work . Ecclesiastes 1 . 14 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 16 , Ezekiel 3 . 14 , Habakkuk 1 . 3
for . Ecclesiastes 2 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 2 . 22 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 , Psalm 89 . 47
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 17 . cursed Psalm 39 . 6 . surely Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 2 . 21 . whose Ecclesiastes 4 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 4 . 3 . who Ecclesiastes 4 . 16 . this Ecclesiastes 5 . 10 . this Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that Ecclesiastes 12 . 8 . General Luke 14 . 26 . hate John 12 . 25 . hateth
I hated . Ecclesiastes 2 . 4-9 , Ecclesiastes 1 . 13 , Ecclesiastes 4 . 3 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 18 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 9
taken . Heb. laboured
I should . Ecclesiastes 2 . 26 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 13 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 14 , 1 Kings 11 . 11-13 , Psalm 17 . 14 , Psalm 39 . 6 , Psalm 49 . 10 , Luke 12 . 20 , Luke 16 . 27 , Luke 16 . 28 , Acts 20 . 29 , Acts 20 . 30 , 1 Corinthians 3 . 10
Reciprocal . Exodus 1 . 8 . a new king 1 Kings 14 . 26 . the shields of gold 2 Chronicles 6 . 10 . I am risen Esther 8 . 1 . give the house Esther 8 . 2 . Esther set Job 14 . 21 . he knoweth it not Job 20 . 22 . the fulness Job 21 . 21 . For what Proverbs 15 . 16 . great Proverbs 17 . 25 . General Proverbs 19 . 13 . foolish Proverbs 27 . 11 . be wise Ecclesiastes 2 . 21 . whose Ecclesiastes 5 . 10 . this Ecclesiastes 9 . 6 . have they Daniel 11 . 4 . and shall be Zechariah 9 . 6 . General
who knoweth . Ecclesiastes 3 . 22 , 1 Kings 12 . 14-20 , 1 Kings 14 . 25-28 , 2 Chronicles 10 . 13-16 , 2 Chronicles 12 . 9 , 2 Chronicles 12 . 10
wise under . Ecclesiastes 9 . 13 , Luke 16 . 8 , James 1 . 17 , James 3 . 17
Reciprocal . Exodus 1 . 8 . a new king 1 Samuel 8 . 3 . his sons 1 Kings 14 . 26 . the shields of gold 2 Chronicles 6 . 10 . I am risen 2 Chronicles 10 . 14 . My father 2 Chronicles 33 . 3 . he built again Esther 8 . 1 . give the house Esther 8 . 2 . Esther set Job 14 . 21 . he knoweth it not Job 21 . 21 . For what Psalm 49 . 10 . leave Proverbs 10 . 1 . A wise Proverbs 17 . 25 . General Proverbs 19 . 13 . foolish Proverbs 23 . 24 . father Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 1 . 3 . under Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that Jeremiah 9 . 23 . wise Daniel 11 . 4 . and shall be
Genesis 43 . 14 , Job 17 . 11-15 , Psalm 39 . 6 , Psalm 39 . 7 , 1 Corinthians 15 . 19 , 2 Corinthians 1 . 8-10 , 1 Thessalonians 3 . 3 , 1 Thessalonians 3 . 4
Reciprocal . Psalm 127 . 2 . vain Ecclesiastes 3 . 19 . for Ecclesiastes 7 . 25 . I applied mine heart
whose . Ecclesiastes 2 . 17 , Ecclesiastes 2 . 18 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 18 , 2 Chronicles 31 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 31 . 21 , 2 Chronicles 33 . 2-9 , 2 Chronicles 34 . 2 , 2 Chronicles 35 . 18 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 5-10 , Jeremiah 22 . 15 , Jeremiah 22 . 17
leave . Heb. give
Reciprocal . Genesis 1 . 20 . life Psalm 39 . 6 . surely Psalm 49 . 10 . leave Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 4 . 4 . This is Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that Jeremiah 2 . 13 . broken cisterns
hath man . Ecclesiastes 1 . 3 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 9 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 10 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 17 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 7 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 8 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 15 , Proverbs 16 . 26 , 1 Timothy 6 . 8
and of the . Ecclesiastes 4 . 6 , Ecclesiastes 4 . 8 , Psalm 127 . 2 , Matthew 6 . 11 , Matthew 6 . 25 , Matthew 6 . 34 , Matthew 16 . 26 , Luke 12 . 22 , Luke 12 . 29 , Philippians 4 . 6 , 1 Peter 5 . 7
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 17 . in sorrow Job 5 . 7 . trouble Ecclesiastes 2 . 10 . my heart rejoiced Ecclesiastes 2 . 17 . for Ecclesiastes 5 . 16 . a sore Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 . this Matthew 11 . 28 . all
all . Genesis 47 . 9 , Job 5 . 7 , Job 14 . 1 , Psalm 90 . 7-10 , Psalm 90 . 15 , Psalm 127 . 2
his heart . Ecclesiastes 5 . 12 , Esther 6 . 1 , Job 7 . 13 , Job 7 . 14 , Psalm 6 . 6 , Psalm 6 . 7 , Psalm 32 . 4 , Psalm 77 . 2-4 , Daniel 6 . 18 , Acts 14 . 22
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 17 . in sorrow Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 3 . 9 . General Ecclesiastes 4 . 8 . it is Ecclesiastes 5 . 16 . a sore Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 . this Ecclesiastes 7 . 15 . have I Ecclesiastes 8 . 16 . there is that Matthew 11 . 28 . all
nothing . Ecclesiastes 3 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 13 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 22 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 18 , Ecclesiastes 8 . 15 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 7-9 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 9 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 10 , Deuteronomy 12 . 12 , Deuteronomy 12 . 18 , Nehemiah 8 . 10 , Acts 14 . 17 , 1 Timothy 6 . 17
make his soul enjoy good . or , delight his senses
that it . Ecclesiastes 3 . 13 , Ecclesiastes 5 . 19 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 2 , Malachi 2 . 2 , Luke 12 . 19 , Luke 12 . 20
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 15 . fed me Ruth 3 . 7 . his heart 1 Kings 4 . 20 . eating 1 Chronicles 29 . 22 . eat and drink Ecclesiastes 6 . 9 . Better Ecclesiastes 9 . 9 . for Jeremiah 22 . 15 . eat 1 Corinthians 7 . 31 . use 1 Corinthians 15 . 32 . let 1 Timothy 6 . 8 . General
who can . Ecclesiastes 2 . 1-12 , 1 Kings 4 . 21-24
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 15 . fed me Ecclesiastes 2 . 12 . I turned 1 Corinthians 7 . 31 . use
in his sight . Heb. before him , Genesis 7 . 1 , Luke 1 . 6
wisdom . 2 Chronicles 31 . 20 , 2 Chronicles 31 . 21 , Proverbs 3 . 13-18 , Isaiah 3 . 10 , Isaiah 3 . 11 , John 16 . 24 , Romans 14 . 17 , Romans 14 . 18 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 30 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 31 , Galatians 5 . 22 , Galatians 5 . 23 , Colossians 1 . 9-12 , Colossians 3 . 16 , Colossians 3 . 17 , James 3 . 17
to the sinner . Job 27 . 16 , Job 27 . 17 , Proverbs 13 . 22 , Proverbs 28 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 42 . 38 . bring Deuteronomy 12 . 25 . when 1 Kings 4 . 29 . God 2 Chronicles 19 . 11 . the good Job 32 . 8 . the inspiration Job 38 . 36 . Who hath put Psalm 37 . 16 . General Psalm 39 . 6 . he heapeth Psalm 49 . 10 . leave Ecclesiastes 1 . 2 . General Ecclesiastes 1 . 8 . full Ecclesiastes 1 . 14 . General Ecclesiastes 2 . 18 . I should Ecclesiastes 3 . 10 . General Ecclesiastes 4 . 4 . This is Ecclesiastes 4 . 16 . this Ecclesiastes 5 . 10 . this Ecclesiastes 5 . 14 . those Ecclesiastes 7 . 26 . whoso pleaseth God Ecclesiastes 9 . 2 . as is Ecclesiastes 11 . 8 . All that Isaiah 23 . 18 . for them Jeremiah 2 . 13 . broken cisterns Daniel 1 . 17 . God Matthew 6 . 19 . General 1 Thessalonians 1 . 3 . in the 2 Peter 3 . 15 . according